Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the “Black Nazarene,” a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance ...

Filipino Catholics jostle to touch the carriage carrying the statue of the Black Nazarene during the annual procession on ... statue and they see their color -- sunburned. They gaze at its face, ...

THIS year's "Traslacion," or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward Calvary for his crucifixion — again reminded us of the serious ...

Symbol of deep faith' In her message, Vice Resident SaraDuterte said that the Black Nazarene was a "manifestation that we will never face the challenges that come our way alone — because God is ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

According to Remedios Tablante Igonia of the Black Nazarene Group in Sydney, the life-sized, dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ will be paraded around the church’s vicinity from 11:30 in the ...

Credit: The Black Nazarene Group Sydney as supplied by Ian Epondulan Three generations of the Tablante-Epondulan family have been dedicating their devotions to one of the popular icons for many ...

(OSV News) — The streets of the Philippine capital of Manila were packed Jan. 9 with throngs of faithful devotees jostling for a brush with the encased icon of the Black Nazarene ... They gaze at its ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to ...